Mumbai: ‘Haji Ali For All,’ a joint effort of more than 20 activists, NGOs and social groups, headed by Bhumata Brigade was launched on Wednesday for achieving the goal of women’s entry to the shrine of Haji Ali in Mumbai.
Bhumata Brigade president Trupti Desai, who fought with the management of Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust against gender inequality in visiting the temple earlier this month, has now announced that she will enter the Haji Ali shrine premises with Muslim women on April 28, but is open to talks with the trust authorities.
The Brigade, discussing the issue with the media on Wednesday, said the agitation was launched so that women are allowed entry to the famed Dargah. The six centuries old shrine, nestled amid rocks in the Arabian Sea off the Worli shoreline, has allegedly restricted the entry of women to the sanctum sanctorum since June 2012.
